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Furnace Creek Airport frequencies

Furnace Creek Airport (L06 · DTH) in Death Valley, CA has no control tower, so nobody is sequencing traffic here — you announce your own position on 122.9. Every frequency below is in the order you tune it. · Open on the map

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CTAF 122.9
The common frequency pilots use to announce themselves to each other at a field with no operating control tower. Nobody is controlling traffic — you are self announcing. Report your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern, and listen well before you transmit.

Also

Flight service 122.2
Flight Service handles briefings, flight plans and en route advisories, reached here through a remote outlet. Open and close VFR flight plans, and get updated weather in the air. 1-800-WX-BRIEF reaches the same specialists from the ground.

What to say on 122.9

Nobody is sequencing traffic at L06, so every call is you telling other aircraft where you are. Open and close with the field name so a pilot tuned to a shared frequency knows which airport you mean — 122.9 is not unique to Furnace Creek Airport.

  • Inbound, 10 miles out Furnace Creek traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing runway 15, Furnace Creek.
  • Entering the pattern Furnace Creek traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind runway 15, Furnace Creek.
  • Before taking the runway Furnace Creek traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing runway 15, Furnace Creek.

Pattern direction is not always left here — check the L06 traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if L06 publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →

Every L06 frequency, as one table
CTAF122.9
Flight service122.2

Frequently asked

What is the CTAF at L06?

Furnace Creek Airport is non towered. The common traffic advisory frequency is 122.9 — announce your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern.

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Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.